Clinical Observation of Abdominal Acupuncture Combined with Chinese Medicine for Treatment of Qi-deficiency Functional Constipation
10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2015.01.012
- VernacularTitle:腹针联合中药治疗气虚型功能性便秘的临床疗效观察
- Author:
Beiping ZHANG
;
Xiying ZHAO
;
Mengwei LIU
;
Yongjian LI
;
Jinghua HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Functional constipation/TCD therapy;
Functional constipation/acup-moxibustion therapy;
Abdominal acupuncture therapy;
Buzhong Yiqi decoction/therapeutic use
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2015;(1):48-51
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of abdominal acupuncture combined with Chinese medicine for the treatment of functional constipation. Methods Ninety-three qi-deficiency functional constipation patients were evenly randomized into western medicine group, Chinese medicine group and combination group. The western medicine group was given oral use of Dupbalac, Chinese medicine group was given modified Buzhong Yiqi decoction, and the combination group was given abdominal acupuncture and oral use of modified Buzhong Yiqi decoction. The treatment of the three groups covered 3 months. After treatment, the therapeutic effect was evaluated accord ing to the symptom scores and the examination results of gastrointestinal kinetics. Results ( 1) The total effective rate for relieving symptoms was 100.00% in combination group, 90.32% in Chinese medicine group, and 38.71% in western medicine group, and the effect was the best in the combination group ( P<0.05). ( 2) The combination group had stronger effect on relieving dyskinesis of anal sphincter, rectal sensibility, colonic transportation than Chinese medicine group and western medicine group (P<0.05). Conclusion Abdominal acupuncture combined with Chinese medicine shows certain therapeutic effect for the treatment of qi-deficiency functional constipation, and the effect is superior to that of Chinese medicine or Dupbalac.
